Tag: Gold Mining
Industrial Mining Pollutes Waterways and Displaces Farmers in Mong Hpyak
Residents of Mong Hpyak Township in eastern Shan State report severe environmental damage and displacement linked to large-scale gold mining operations carried out by...
Poisoned Rivers, Empty Promises: Environment Absent from Junta Election Campaigns
As political parties campaign for votes in Myanmar’s junta-organized election, critical environmental issues remain conspicuously absent from their platforms. Since the military coup, communities...
Rubies, Gold, and Guns: Mining Drives War and Environmental Collapse in...
In the misty highlands of northern Shan State, the once-lush fairways of Mogok’s golf course, a local landmark in the fabled "Ruby Land", have...
Gold Mining Continues in Mong Yai Despite Local Protests
Gold mining activities at a natural spring in Kawng Wein Village, Mong Yai Township, Shan State, are continuing despite strong opposition from local residents...
